The Gates of Athens
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  • Published: 16 March 2021
  • ISBN: 9781405937351
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $22.99
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The Gates of Athens

Book One in the Athenian series

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16 Mar 2021
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6 Aug 2020
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6 Aug 2020
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Two and a half thousand years ago, the Greeks and the Persians fought an epic battle to decide the future of our world. This is their story.

490 B.C. Two great empires are about to go to war . . .

The momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems will last for twenty-seven years (431 to 404 BC). It will end in the fall of a dynasty.

Filled with cunning political scheming, astonishing military prowess, invasions, treacheries, plagues, ambitions, virtues, and emotions and a lot of intrigue, Conn Iggulden brings to life one of the most thrilling chapters of the ancient world.
  • Published: 16 March 2021
  • ISBN: 9781405937351
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 464
  • RRP: $22.99
Categories:

About the author

Conn Iggulden

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. The first book in his new Athenian series, The Gates of Athens, was a Sunday Times top five bestseller. Protector is the latest instalment in the Athenian series.

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Praise for The Gates of Athens

Thrilling retelling . . . It's a brilliant read, and his description of the Battle of Thermopylae is simply a stunning - and inspiring - piece of writing

Cotswold Life

Praise for Conn Iggulden

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An absolutely cracking story. The pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent

The Times

Absorbing and bloody

Antonia Senior

Peopled with characters so finely honed the story becomes a gripping and glorious legend. Brilliant!

Weekend Sport

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times

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